Barack Obama reacted today to news that unemployment claims rose by 15,000 last week (12,000 due to Hurricane Ike), pledging that he will immediately extend unemployment benefits and grant emergency loans and tax credits to small businesses, if he...
Obama: 'I Will Immediately Extend Unemployment Benefits'
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Bush Gets Behind Greater Jobless Benefits
The Bush administration will back an extension of unemployment benefits the Senate is set to vote on today.
The Senate is set to vote on the House-approved Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008 Thursday, which would extend the length of...
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Modernizing Unemployment Compensation
The goal of the Unemployment Compensation Modernization provision is to provide temporary help to as many people as possible, so that families get through this tough time with the additional resources they need to pay the bills and meet basic...
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Health care reform can’t afford to wait (Sen. Max Baucus)
Our health care system is in crisis. And it’s not just a crisis for the uninsured. It’s not just about health. It’s about our economy.
Health care spending is outpacing economic growth at an alarming rate, growing on average 2.4 percentage points...
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Health care is a right, not a privilege (Sen. Bernie Sanders)
Let's be clear. Our health care system is disintegrating. Today, 46 million people have no health insurance and even more are underinsured with high deductibles and co-payments. At a time when 60 million people, including many with insurance, do not...
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THE BIG QUESTION, June 9: The Government Healthcare Option
The Big Question is a feature where influential lawmakers, pundits and interest group leaders give their answers to a question that’s driving discussion in news circles around the country.
Some responses are gathered via e-mail, while others are...
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White House backs three-month extension of jobless benefits
The White House on Wednesday said it supports Sen. Jack Reed's (D-R.I.) call for a three-month extension of the unemployment benefits that are slated to expire on Dec. 31."We strongly support it," senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said at a...
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Rule would give seasonal government workers health benefits
Seasonal and temporary government workers could be eligible for federal health benefits based on a new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management.The administration is set to publish a proposed rule Tuesday to let seasonal and temporary...
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GOP senator targets 'double dipping' in federal benefits
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) wants to prevent people on disability from receiving unemployment benefits.The GOP lawmaker announced Wednesday that he has reintroduced legislation to disqualify recipients from receiving unemployment compensation and...
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Outrage builds over wealthy families in public housing
Lawmakers from both parties are outraged about wealthy families who are living in subsidized housing intended for the poor.As many as 25,226 “over-income” families are living in government-subsidized homes, according to the inspector general for the...
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Low jobless claims don't always signify a strong job market
The number of workers filing initial claims for unemployment insurance (UI) has been below 300,000 since the first week in March 2015. This is the longest streak of initial UI claims below 300,000 since April 1970, almost 47 years ago.The fact that...
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Hospital abuse of drug discount program leaves seniors in the lurch
To say the American healthcare system is complex is certainly an understatement. When even one healthcare program is not working, it affects us all. Seniors and lawmakers understand the importance of Medicare and work tirelessly to defend it, but we...
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A modern leave policy both employers, employees could love
Ivanka Trump is currently making the case for how tax reform can benefit families and women. That’s an important point, and tax-reform certainly can help by letting people keep more of their hard-earned money and creating better job...
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Affordable housing is at crisis levels — here's how tax reform can help
The House Republican Tax bill proposes cuts to the country’s largest subsidized housing program, the mortgage interest deduction (MID). This $70 billion dollar tax expenditure largely benefits high income Americans: The larger the mortgage, the...
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Ryan eyes push for 'entitlement reform' in 2018
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday said House Republicans will aim to cut spending on Medicare, Medicaid and welfare programs next year as a way to trim the federal deficit.“We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform...
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Welfare reform moving to center of Republican agenda
Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration are eyeing sweeping legislative and regulatory changes to the country’s welfare system next year. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said he wants to use the fast-track reconciliation process next...
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A fiscally responsible paid leave policy even Paul Ryan could love
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) has been a consistent advocate for entitlement reform and limiting the size and scope of government. It's no wonder, then, that he didn't appear enthused when President Trump mentioned a federal paid leave policy...
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Let's not ignore the benefits of 340B Drug Pricing Programs
Americans in every state face health care challenges every day, but those challenges are particularly acute in rural areas. In fact, access to doctors and medical treatment is one of the most critical issues facing rural and agricultural communities...
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Utilize the natural connection of parental leave and Social Security
Connecting parental leave to Social Security may at first glance seem a counterintuitive policy, but the two are in fact naturally linked. After all, becoming parents is how we fund Social Security.Social Security is best understood not as a...
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Ryan’s retirement won’t end the entitlement debate
The announcement by House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) that he will not seek re-election later this year means entitlement reform will lose its most important recent champion, but it doesn’t mean the idea of reform is now dead for good....
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